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Happy Anniversary to “Puzzles & Spells” Game

Sep 21, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Games, News, Video Games

Have you been playing Zynga’s Magical Match-3 Mobile Game Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells? The game is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a week of surprises, gifts, sweepstakes, new content, and special in-game events for players in honour of this milestone occasion. There is also a new trailer featuring game highlights and spotlighting players’ journies …read more!

Helen Mirren to host Hogwarts house competition

Sep 16, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Films, Fun, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Movies, News, Warner Bros.

Finally, great British actress Helen Mirren will grace the Potterverse. According to Deadline, Mirren will host Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses, a new competition series created by Warner Bros. to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of the first film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Competitors will answer trivia …read more!

20th anniversary boxed set of Harry Potter films comes in Hogwarts Express-shaped box

Aug 31, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Films, Movies, News, Warner Bros.

This 17 disc edition (yes, 17 discs for 8 films) includes both 4K UHD and Blue-Ray versions of the entire Harry Potter film series in a box that resembles the steam engine of the Hogwarts Express. You also get your own train ticket for departure on 1 September at 11am sharp. In addition to the …read more!

Evanna Lynch memoir giveaway (for UK residents only)

Aug 25, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books, Contests, Fun - Contests, HP Cast, Lynch

As Leaky reported earlier in the summer, Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch) is publishing a memoir called The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and Glory of Growing Up this fall. The publisher, Headline Books, is giving one lucky fan the opportunity to win an early proof copy of the book along with a gorgeous butterfly …read more!

Director David Yates taking a break from the Potterverse

Aug 19, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Directors, Films, Movies, Yates

Warner Bros. has told David Yates that there will be a break between the third and fourth Fantastic Beasts films, giving him the opportunity to work on something completely different. He may be enjoying that opportunity, but this break is worrying. We have waited so long for the third film, after so many delays due …read more!

New merchandise at Universal Orlando Resort, just in time for the start of term

Aug 16, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

News, Products

If you are boarding the Hogwarts Express on September 1, you won’t be needing a lunch box since you will be eating your meals in the Great Hall. Your food, prepared by the school elves, will appear on your house table as if by magic. Well, in this case, actually by magic. But if you …read more!

Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells game adds new Club Challenge

Aug 11, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Fun, Fun - Games, Fun - Video Games, Games, News, Products, Video Games

One message of the Harry Potter series is about the value of teamwork. Harry could not have defeated Voldemort alone; he needed the help and support of Hermione, Ron, Neville, Luna, and his other classmates, teachers, and even ghosts. From Hogwarts houses and Dumbledore’s Army to the Order of the Phoenix, groups of witches and …read more!

LEGO celebrates 20 years of Harry Potter with a new collectors’ edition

Aug 06, 2021

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

News, Products

It has been 20 years since the first Harry Potter film arrived in cinemas, bringing the books to life in their own iconic fashion. Celebrations of this anniversary abound, including a new edition of the first film. It has also been 20 years since LEGO introduced its first Harry Potter set. LEGO, too, is marking …read more!

“Sorcerer’s Stone” film to get 20th anniversary release with special features

Jul 25, 2021

Posted by: Jacob Hoggan

Films, Home Video / DVD, HPPS/SS Film, Movies, News, Warner Bros.

Calling all Harry Potter film fans! In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the cinematic release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, (yes, you read that right: it’s been 20 years), WB Studios is rereleasing the film on Digital, Blue-Ray, and DVD (4K Ultra HD) with a slew of new features and deleted scenes. …read more!

Two new Virtual Reality Experiences now open at NYC Harry Potter store!

Jul 15, 2021

Posted by: Gianfranco Lentini

Products, Warner Bros.

Are you ready to go back to Hogwarts? On Thursday, July 15, WarnerMedia (in partnership with Wevr, Keylight, and Dreamscape Immersive) opened two brand new immersive Harry Potter virtual reality experiences–“Chaos at Hogwarts” and “Wizards Take Flight”–at Harry Potter New York. These experiences, exclusive to the flagship New York store, are a state-of-the-art first-of-their-kind in …read more!



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